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Nicole Chung

@nicolechung.bsky.social

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author of A LIVING REMEDY (a New York Times Notable Book) and the national bestseller ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW • words in NYT Magazine, Time, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Slate &c. • linktr.ee/nicolesjchung

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 10d

If you want to understand open adoption, it makes sense to start with birth parents—yet studies of them are few. 2+ yrs ago, I began talking w/ birth mothers to try to understand what living in an open adoption is like for them, and what rights or options they might have if challenges were to arise.

When Adoption Promises Are Broken

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 17h

“When you have a loser in the mascot race and you want them to win, you can only fire that bullet once”

How Humpy the Salmon’s Historic Mascot Race Win Helped Spark Mariners' Victory

Humpy ran the race of his life on Friday night, and the Mariners responded.

www.si.com

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 17h

“When you have a loser in the mascot race and you want them to win, you can only fire that bullet once”

How Humpy the Salmon’s Historic Mascot Race Win Helped Spark Mariners' Victory

Humpy ran the race of his life on Friday night, and the Mariners responded.

www.si.com

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 1d

This story is a feat. I hope you read it. @nicolechung.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

When Adoption Promises Are Broken

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

www.theatlantic.com

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Disability Rights Watch (US) @disrightswatch.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: per internal sources, the entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), including OSEP and RSA beneath them, was RIFed last night at the Department of Ed. Developing story. DoEd union says may take 1-2 days for all affected employees to receive official notice.

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Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 1d

"Oh yeah? You like baseball? What if I make you smoke *an entire pack* of baseball?"

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much, Adam!

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you all for supporting this book. It means more than I can say.

LBYR School & Library @lbschool.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to New York Times bestsellers @clintsmithiii.bsky.social and @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social!

Buy HOW THE WORD IS PASSED (ADAPTED FOR YOUNG READERS): www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clint...

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 2d

Those who subscribe to my newsletter just received this, again, it's free. I don't charge for it, and would only do so if absolutely necessary. It may not be what you’ve normally read of me, but I’ve written poetry for as long as I can remember.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

On time, a two poem collection on our capacity.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

nbcnews.to

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

VIDEO: ICE detains, threatens Oregon man despite U.S. citizenship

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon man and U.S. citizen is seeking damages after he said he was stopped and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement without cause. Frank Miranda said he was d…

www.koin.com

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 2d

I am proud to say that MIT has rejected Trump's poison compact. MIT President Sally Kornbluth: "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education."
@aaup.org @aft.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @uaw.org
links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...

Regarding the Compact

links.mit.edu

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Many birth mothers who choose open adoption hope to maintain a relationship with their child. But when contact agreements are breached, @nicolechung.bsky.social reports, they sometimes have little recourse.

When Adoption Promises Are Broken

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

bit.ly

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Finally got a chance to sit down and read all the way through this powerful piece by @nicolechung.bsky.social about the realities of open adoption. A must read, as are her memoirs.

Also Nicole is one of the editors who worked on #EdgeOfSpaceTime and you should hire her to work on your book.

When Adoption Promises Are Broken

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

I have not been able to stop thinking about this book since I read (and edited!) it. Chanda is one of the most brilliant people I know + a writer who has continually helped me think about the universe, our place in it, and so many other things in new & necessary ways. Trust me, you want to preorder:

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

If you're attending #nycc #nycc2025, stop by the Penguin Random House table to get info about accessing an excerpt of #EdgeOfSpaceTime and then preorder!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

really thankful for @autisticadvocacy.org, which was like. the ONLY helpful resource I found when I was very new to this and looking for education + some kind of guidance

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not autistic, just a parent to an autistic kid w/ fairly significant support needs, but I personally find it very frustrating to see so many people fixated on preventing, reducing, or “curing” autism and neurodiversity instead of talking about inclusion + getting folks whatever support they need

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

all these years later (she's now 14 1/2), I think some of those things could happen and some might not, and I also know that she's going to be okay.

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

I'll never forget the developmental ped saying, "She can still go to college and get married and work" etc. She was 3yo, so all that wasn't really my focus? The doctor was trying to tell me she would be "okay," using markers they thought I'd associate w/ "okay." But that was such a narrow definition

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

you know you're the reason I think about quantum gravity at least once a week now, which is...once more per week than I ever thought about it before I read your amazing book

Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 2d

yes, I did read it, many years ago now when we published an interview with Steve (by an autistic writer) at The Toast! I didn't know Steve well but I was so glad I got to work with him a little on that piece. I know he is missed.

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